Believing And Trusting- Part 5
October 7, 2026 – 3:55 amTo walk in the Abrahamic Covenant, Holiness is required!
Does walking in Holiness require you to go to a physical building now known as a church? Attending church does not make you Holy. Demons can be found in a church building.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 16:
15 Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the Living God.”
17 Then Jesus answered him, “Blessed [happy, Spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father Who is in Heaven.
18 And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church (Ekklēsia); and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ].
19 I will give you the keys (authority) of the Kingdom of Heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in Heaven.”
Ekklēsia (ἐκκλησία) means an assembly or congregation of people. In the New Testament, it usually refers to the community of people who belong to Christ, whether they are gathered in one place or spoken of together as His people. That is the word commonly translated “church” in Matthew 16:18.
The word itself does not mean a building. It is not inherently religious, either: Acts 19:32 uses ekklēsia for a crowd gathered in Ephesus. So when Jesus says, “I will build my ekklēsia,” the emphasis is on the people He gathers as His own.
Ekklēsia literally means “called out ones”. Do not feel condemned if you don’t go to a local church. Jesus knows who you are and He knows your heart.
Did Abraham build a church building where he could worship?
Abraham worshiped God through prayer, altars, sacrifice, reverence, and obedience.
- He built altars and called on the Name of the LORD. He did this at several places during his journey, including near Bethel and at Hebron (Genesis 12:7–8; 13:4, 18). The altars marked places where he honored God and responded to His promises
- He prayed and spoke with God. In Genesis 18:22–33, Abraham interceded for the people of Sodom.
- He bowed before God. Genesis 17:3 describes him falling on his face as God spoke to him.
- He offered sacrifice. In Genesis 22, Abraham called his journey with Isaac “worship” (verse 5). God stopped him from sacrificing Isaac and provided a ram, which Abraham offered instead (verses 11–13).
The clearest picture is that Abraham’s worship joined outward acts with trust in God. He built an altar and called on the LORD, but he also listened, believed God’s promises, and followed where God led him.
Didn’t Jesus do the same? Where did Jesus preach to the multitudes? Large crowds heard Him outdoors—on hillsides, by the shore, and in other gathering places (Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:38–39; 4:1).
Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 10:
1 After this, the Lord Jesus formed thirty-five teams among the other disciples. Each team was two disciples, seventy in all, and He commissioned them to go ahead of Him into every town He was about to visit.
8 “When you enter into a new town, and you have been welcomed by its people, follow these rules: Eat what is served you.
9 Heal the sick, and tell them all, ‘God’s Kingdom has arrived and is now within your reach!’
Did Jesus compel the teams to send the people to the temple to be healed? Is a church building the only place GOD will move?
FATHER’S Covenant goes with you wherever you go… daily, not just on Sundays. Simply trust in HIS Word and HE will lead and guide you just as HE did with Abraham.
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